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OPERATIVES of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a consignment of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis enroute to the United Kingdom at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja Lagos. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi …

OPERATIVES of the Lagos State CP Special Squad have apprehended two suspects in connection with abduction of Mrs Folasade Odumosu, the wife of a retired AIG of Police, Mr Hakeem Odumosu. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the development in a statement on Friday. It would …

A 50-year old trader, Kingsley Ekeanyanwu, was on Tuesday arraigned before a Federal High Court in Lagos, over alleged sale of fake drugs. Ekeanyanwu, who resides at No. 257, Ikotun Idimu Road, Lagos, is being charged with possession and distribution of fake drugs. The Prosecutor, Mr Simon Bartholomew, told the …

THE Police Command in Yobe says it has arrested a suspected bandit’s kingpin in Ngalda, Fika Local Government Area of Yobe. SP Dungus Abdulkarim, the command’s Spokesman, who disclosed this in a statement in Damaturu on Tuesday, said a locally made pistol and three cartridges were recovered during the arrest. …

THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has seized a total of 338,200 bottles of codeine-based syrup worth more than N1.1billion in street value. NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said the seizures were made between Thursday and …

THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 338,000 bottles of codeine-based syrup, with an estimated street value of over N1.19 billion, during a joint operation at the Port Harcourt Ports Complex in Onne, Rivers State. This was disclosed in a statement by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy …

THE Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Edo Command, says no fewer than 110 suspects were arrested for various crimes in the state in 2024. The State Commandant of the corps, Mr Gbenga Agun, disclosed this on Friday in Benin, at an event organised to mark the new year and …

THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) command in Cross River says 274 suspected drug dealers were arrested in the state in 2024. The command said it also made a total seizure of 788.8kg of hard drugs within the period under review. The state commandant, Rachael Umebuali made the disclosure …

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  has secured the conviction of one Chima Hyginus Nkwocha, a.k.a “Young Billionaire,” for cheating by impersonation and money laundering. He was jailed on Tuesday,  December 31, 2024. Nkwocha was arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on a …

Ukrainian armed forces on Sunday night began a surprise offensive in Russia’s Kursk region. This was in an apparent attempt to regain the initiative on the battlefield before Donald Trump’s imminent return to the White House, according to The Guardian UK. Video emerged on social media showing Ukrainian armoured columns …